Windows-Server

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2018

Using a Managed Service Account in Windows

Recently, I had a question about using a managed service account for Veeam’s Backup for Office 365, so I thought I would write about …
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2014

Enable Remote Desktop via Powershell Remotely

Many times throughout my projects, I find it necessary to enable remote desktop on machines that I do not have console access to - usually …
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Veeam rescues 1400 computer objects in AD

*disclaimer* Veeam is a sponsor of this blog - but has not requested, or had any part in this entry. Working for a consulting firm, I work …
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2013

Veeam and Server 2012 DeDuplication

With a wide range of deduplication appliances out there for a backup target, one option is simply server 2012. Server 2012 has a …
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XP can't connect via vSphere 5.5 C# Client

Windows XP is going away, but yet quite a lot of people still use this for various reasons. Something that might pop up is after upgrading …
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Training Resources - TrainSignal

*Disclaimer: While TrainSignal is sponsoring my blog, the views expressed in this post are my own. Recently, TrainSignal revamped their …
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2012

Windows 8 and vSphere client

So, you’ve upgraded to Windows 8, and are wanting to connect to your VM console via vSphere. Uh Oh! A wild error message appears! …
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Windows 8 Start Menu Replacement

Most people have realized by this point that Windows 8 lacks a traditional start menu. The reaction to the new start screen has been very …
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Windows 8 Pro/Ent Won't activate (MAK key)

Recently, I have been playing around with Windows 8. And, since it went RTM on Aug 1st, I figured I would install it fresh. I downloaded …
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Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2003 Slowness

It’s been a little while since I have had to migrate Exchange 2003 to 2010, and I ran into a familiar problem again - so I thought I …
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2011

Changing Local Admin Passwords on the network

Every so often, it’s good practice to change passwords. I think that everyone it IT is aware of that. One of the most overlooked …
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Exchange 2010 Distribution Group Management

One of the things I like about Exchange distribution groups is that they can be manged by the list’s owner, taking a bit of work off …
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MCITP: Server Administrator

Today I took 70-646, Windows Server 2008: Server Administrator and PASSED! I am now an Microsoft Certified IT Professional, Server …
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Re-register Microsoft VSS - Failed Backups

Recently, I had a Windows 2008 R2 server, running Backup Exec, that was constantly failing during snapshot processing backing up the system …
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What is AdminSDHolder?

AdminSDHolder is a container inside active directory that maintains a master list of permissions for objects that are members of privileged …
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Public Folders not replicating from Exchange 2007 to 2010

I’ve been working on an exchange migration recently, and was at the point that I needed to replicate the public folders to the new …
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Microsft iSCSI Target 3.3 now available for 2008 R2

Microsoft released their iSCSI target software earlier this month for Windows Server 2008 R2. This used to be only for windows 2008 Storage …
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VM’s NIC shows as a removable device

It was pointed out to me by a co-worker that the NIC in a VMware virtual machine shows up as a removable device in the system tray. While …
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Read Only Domain Controller

With Windows Server 2008, there is the option to promote a member server to a RDOC, or Read Only Domain Controller. Just as the name …
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MCTS: Windows Server 2008 AD Configuration

Today I passed Microsoft test 70-640: Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring. This test covers quite a large spectrum of information, …
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Video drivers for a 2008 R2 VM

This week I was installing a 2008 R2 VM again on ESX4.x. I noticed that the Video driver was the windows based driver, and not a VMware SVGA …
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